Stompin' at the Savoy

~ Release by Rufus & Chaka Khan (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

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Copyright: © 1983 Warner Records Inc.
℗ 1983 Warner Records Inc.

Annotation last modified on 2024-06-14 02:45 UTC.

Tracklist

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1You Got the Love
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live recording of:
You Got the Love (in 1982-02)
writer:
Chaka Khan and Ray Parker Jr.
5:36
2Once You Get Started
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live recording of:
Once You Get Started (in 1982-02)
writer:
Gavin Christopher and Tony Maiden
5:05
3Dance Wit Me
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live recording of:
Dance Wit Me (in 1982-02)
lyricist and composer:
Gavin Christopher
3:36
4Sweet Thing
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live recording of:
Sweet Thing (in 1982-02)
writer:
Tony Maiden and Yvette Marie Stevens
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:28
5Tell Me Something Good
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live recording of:
Tell Me Something Good (in 1982-02)
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
3:39
6You’re Welcome, Stop On By
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live cover recording of:
You’re Welcome, Stop On By (in 1982-02)
composer:
Truman Thomas and Bobby Womack
5:41
7Pack’d My Bags
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live recording of:
Pack’d My Bags (in 1982-02)
writer:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
4:32
8I’m a Woman
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live recording of:
I'm a Woman (I'm a Backbone) (in 1982-02)
lyricist and composer:
Lomi Washburn
4:07
9At Midnight
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live recording of:
At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) (in 1982-02)
writer:
Tony Maiden and Lalomie Washburn
publisher:
Elainea Music Publishing Co. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:39
10Don’t Go to Strangers
additional synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
piano:
Joe Sample
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
cover recording of:
Don’t Go to Strangers
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
Arthur Kent and David Mann (American songwriter)
4:15
11Ain’t That Peculiar
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live cover recording of:
Ain’t That Peculiar (in 1982-02)
writer:
Marv Tarplin, Robert Rogers, Warren Moore and William Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:29
12Stay
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live recording of:
Stay (in 1982-02)
writer:
Chaka Khan and Richard Calhoun
5:50
13What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live cover recording of:
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me (in 1982-02)
writer:
Ned Doheny and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Joe’s Songs Inc. (publisher, ASCAP‐affiliated), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
4:25
14Do You Love What You Feel
additional guitar [rhythm]:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
additional percussion:
Lenny Castro
additional tambourine:
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
Julia Tillman, Lee Maiden and Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
live recording of:
Do You Love What You Feel (in 1982-02)
lyricist and composer:
David Wolinski
6:51
15Ain’t Nobody
additional synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 88) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 403)
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody
lyricist and composer:
David Wolinski
publisher:
Overdue Music
3.74:45
16One Million Kisses
additional synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
cover recording of:
One Million Kisses
writer:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and Jeffrey Osborne
4:13
17Try a Little Understanding
additional synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
bass synthesizer:
Greg Phillinganes
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
recording of:
Try a Little Understanding
writer:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
4:40